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Iowa Senate District 49

Every race for this seat since 2018.

District lines were redrawn after the 2020 census. Races before 2022 used the old legislative map, so the same number covered a different area.

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Cindy Winckler D

Re-elected November 3, 2026

2026

General electionNovember 3, 2026

Cindy Winckler DIncumbentWinner13,81665.4%
Cynthia Mensendick R7,28734.5%

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Republican primaryJune 2, 2026

Cynthia Mensendick RUnopposed1,63799.1%

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Democratic primaryJune 2, 2026

Cindy Winckler DIncumbentUnopposed3,71199.6%

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2022

General electionNovember 8, 2022

Cindy L. Winckler DUnopposed12,06293.3%

2018

General electionNovember 6, 2018

Chris Cournoyer RWinner13,30554.9%
Patti Robinson D10,91645.0%

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Races and results: civicAPI and the Iowa Secretary of State. State campaign finance: summary totals from reports filed with the Iowa Ethics & Campaign Disclosure Board. Federal: the Federal Election Commission.